Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-29

original grant VAS destroyed by fire. And
~hy2
1t seemed there was a limit to Miss Car
mems initiative talent. Admirable as It was,
Il did not reach to the reproduction of that
official seal, which would have been q ncces-
sary %appendage to tn governors grant. Cut
there wero letters written on stamped paper
by Governor Michelto,ona to himself, Car
cia. and to Miguel, and to MiCuel's father, ell
Of which were duly signed by the sign manual
aud rubric of Mrs. Governor Micheltorcna
Carmen do Haro. And then there was
"porol" evidence. and plenty Of it: witnesses
who remembered everything about it.
namely, Manuel. Miguel and the all.rccollcct-
Ing d. lIaio; hero wero details, poctical and
suggestive; and Dame Quicklyish, as when
his late cxcellency, sitting not "by q sea-coal
fire" but with aguarLiente and cisarros, had
sworn to him, the ecclesiastical lasucl,
that ho should grant, and had granted,
Gaicia's request. There wcre clouds
Of witnesses, conversations, letters and
records glib and pat to the &C.
casion. In brief, there was nothing
wanted hut the seal Of hiscxcellency. Tho only
copy of that was in the possession of u rival
school of renaissant art and tho restoration CT
antiques, then doing business before tho land
commission.
And yet the claim was rejected! Having
lately recommended two separate claimants
to q patent for tho same land tho land colu.
mission became cautious and conservative.
Rosconnnon was ut Grst %astnunded, tl,en
Indignant. and then warlike-he was for an
"appale to onst!"
With the readers previous knowledge of
Roscommon's disposition this may seem
somewhat inconsistent. but there arc certain
natures to whom litigation bus MI the excite.
mcnt Of gambling, and it should he borne IN
mind That this was his first lawsuit. So that
his lawyer, Mr.. ~Saponaceous Wood, found
him i'll that %helligerent mood TO which coun.
sci are obliged to hypocritically bring all tho
sophistries of their profession. "Of course yon
have your right toan appeal, but calm your
sell, my dear sir, and consider. The case was
presented strongly, the evidence overwhclm.
ing on our side. but we happened to bc fight
ing previous decisions of tho land commission
Thai had brought then, into trouble; so that
ii Nicheltorena had himself appeared in
court and testified to his giving you the
grant, it would have made no ~diTcrence-no
Spanisl, grant had u show then, nor will it
have for the next six months. You see, my
dear sir. the government sent out one of its
big Washington lawyers to look into this
business mil ko r,aNr,rfrul f~r,,l, 49, f,..l.
In a majority Of the Spanish claims. And
Why, sirs whyi He was bought, sir, bough.
-body aiMl soul-by tho ring!"
"And fwhOt's the ring" asked bis client
sharply.
"The ring is-ahemi a combination Of un-
principlxl but wealthy persons to defeat the
ends of JUSTICE"
-And s'rn. fwhot's the ring to do wild me
grant as that thaving Mexican gave me as
TIE collatlN,rals for the luard he was OWN
n,e! Eli, mind that now!"
"rbe ring, my dear sir, is the ether side.
Il h-abem! always tho other side"
sAnd why the divel haven't we q ring. too.
And amt ! poyin' W five hundred dollars
and ti1 divcl Of ring We have. ut oil, at oil
FwiKA an l payin' ye fur. ehs"
'That a judicious expenditure of money"
hegan Mr.. W0xl, ''outside of uetual disburse.
mei'ts, may not bo Of infinite service to you
! am not prepared to dcny-but-"
"l<s'k ye. hi. Sappy Wool, its the 'appale'
wait, anil the grant III have, more l~eto,:cn
a. tbe 0M wonmn'x har.rut and me own is set
on Il ei,tniriy. Get mo tho land and III give
ye the haIf OF it-and itsa bargain!"
aBut, my denr. DIR. there are some rules In
our profssion-tschnicai though they may
be-
sJbs disoa dy sway wild yer profession,
Ss'ss y II Latter mr. me own' II I've risked
sVsovtaans and M whisky, that COS mi
@ Sh FMsraa as tA.t ss,sslass es.vaas